Kenner Wine and Food Event coming up at Chateau Country Club

Wine and dine under the stars for a good cause at the Kenner Wine and Food Event on Oct. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. Chateau Golf and Country Club will host the poolside, upscale event, which will benefit Raintree Children and Family Services.

The party will offer 100 types of wine, pared with cuisine from 25 top local restaurants. Patrons can enjoy wines from Jordan, Simi, Silver Oak, Franciscan, Belle Glos, Sonoma Cutrer Russian River, Perrier Jouet, Piper Heidseick and others. Patrons will have the opportunity to purchase wine at special discounted prices.

Music by Groovy 7 will entertain everyone, and photos will be taken by David Paul Studio and Boogie Booth.

Several raffles and auctions will add to the fun of the evening. Guests could win tickets to local attractions, children’s toys and gifts, jewelry, hotel stays at the Bourbon Orleans, Wyndham Riverfront, Hotel Indigo, Grand Hotel Natchez or Kenner Crown Plaza and more.

A highlight of the event will be the raffle of a trip to California Wine Country. The winner will receive airfare, courtesy of Southwest Airlines, a stay at the Hilton Hotel and a private VIP tour and tasting at the Franciscan Vineyards and Winery. Winners need not be present to claim any of the raffle prizes.

Raintree Children and Family Services is a nonprofit organization that has provided care for vulnerable children in the New Orleans area since 1926. The services Raintree provides include after-school programs for at-risk youth, Early Steps programs for developmentally disabled infants and toddlers, foster care, family services for children with developmental disabilities and Raintree House, a safe home for abused and neglected young girls. The mission of Raintree is to provide our children with a bright and meaningful future.

This is the third year that Chateau has hosted the Kenner Wine and Food Event. Each year, a different charity is selected from the many applicants to receive the money raised from the event. Chateau manager Ileana Bardales said this year the applicants were narrowed down to a pool of three, and Raintree was selected.

“Raintree needed our help, and we felt that they were a good reflection of the type of organization we wanted to help,” Bardales said.

Tickets cost $75 a person in advance and $90 at the door, and can be purchased at Chateau Golf and Country Club at 3600 Chateau Blvd., Kenner or online at www.chateaugcc.com. Attire is dressy casual for this “stroll and mingle” evening.

The Kenner Wine and Food Event is sponsored by Chateau Golf and Country Club, First Bank and Trust, Guffey Insurance, Magnolia Foundation, Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni, Nicoll’s Limousines and Republic National Distributing Company. Sponsorships are available and contact Chateau at 504.467.1351 or maitred@chateaugcc.com for information.

Pilgrim Baptist

Pilgrim Baptist Church recently held their Reverend Richard Wilson Scholarship Banquet, and the following students received scholarships: Kenneth Thomas Jr., Southern University; Paul Thomas, University of Louisiana at Monroe; Taler White, Delgado Community College; and Charlton Wilson, Louisiana State University.

Rivertown

The Rivertown Farmers Market will be held on Sept. 7 from 8 a.m. to noon across from the Exhibition Hall in the 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner.

Locally grown fresh fruits, vegetables and eggs will be sold as well as homemade preserves and Italian pastries. There will be demonstrations, gardening tips and more for attendees to enjoy.

NOLA Green Roots will give a special demonstration from 8 to 9 a.m. They will cook fresh eggs fried in their basil infused olive oil.

Contact Nancy Ladner at 504.468.7211 to become a vendor or for information.

Evan Pierce McCollum Day

Aug. 15 was named Evan Pierce McCollum Day in Kenner by Mayor Mike Yenni. McCollum received the honor and a certificate of recognition from the mayor and the City Council for his work as a Boy Scout.

McCollum has completed his requirements for the Eagle Scout Rank and is in the process of submitting the Eagle Scout application. He attended the Boy Scout Jamboree during the summer and is senior patrol leader for his troop. The St. Martin’s Episcopal School eighth-grade student was on the national Facebook page for the Boy Scouts of America.

AARP Safe Driving

The American Association of Retired Persons Safe Driving Class will be held at East Jefferson General Hospital on Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The course is open to AARP members and nonmembers age 50 and older. The cost of the class is $12 for members and $14 for nonmembers.

The AARP Safe Driving Class is the nation’s first and largest course designed for drivers age 50 and older. The class helps participants understand the effects of aging and driving, learn driving strategies that take into account the effects of aging, update their knowledge of today’s roadways and traffic laws, identify the most common crash situations encountered by drivers, reduce chances of having a crash and better observe other drivers. Proven safety strategies are taught which helps participants maintain their driving confidence.

Participants completing the course will receive a certificate that may qualify them for a discount from their automobile insurance company good for up to three years.

Call Carl Drichta at 504.302.1712 to register for the class or for additional information.

Also, a Safe Driving class will be held Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ochsner Medical Center, 180 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner. Check-in is at 8:30 a.m. Call 504.467.6627 to register. The cost is $14 for nonmemebers and $12 for members, check or money order only.